Quebec City, September 12, 2018 – Some 20 members of the Union of National Employees (UNE), a component of the Public…
Updates
Provincial Elections: When Populism Threatens Workers’ Rights
by Geneviève Malouin-Rivard We face a host of issues in this election campaign, which kicks off tomorrow. Hard though it is…
More Than a Wage Increase
Did you know that wages haven’t increased beyond inflation since 1970, even though productivity has risen significantly? There have been wage…
Phoenix: Welcoming Committee for Minister Morneau in Montreal
Montreal, August 8, 2018 – The Quebec Region of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC-Quebec) is currently hosting a welcoming committee…
Day Care Centers In Jeopardy
By Geneviève Malouin-Rivard Quebec’s centres de la petite enfance (CPE), the subsidized day care centres we are familiar with today, were…
Revision of the Act respecting labour standards: What Employees Need to Know
By Julien Thibault The revision of the Act respecting labour standards (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”) was introduced in March…
Letter to Pablo Rodriguez
July 2018 Hon. Pablo Rodriguez Minister of Canadian Heritage House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Dear Minister: We,…
Firefighters and ADM reach tentative agreement
Montréal, July 16, 2018 – The firefighters of Aéroports de Montréal, members of a local of the Public Service Alliance of Canada,…
The Phoenix tidal wave
The Phoenix tidal wave has already left a trail of destruction. But don’t kid yourself: there’s more damage to come. The…
Reconciliation: Moving Beyond Symbolic Gains
By Geneviève Malouin-Rivard The 10th anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in September 2017 set…